Monday, August 13, 2018

Here's a great image from Sherri Baldy today, img 309. There's a brand new contest on the SSS Challenge blog. The theme is Summer! So pull out your wonderful summer theme stamps, papers, embellishments and create a Bestie card to share with us. We can't wait to see what you create.

Can you believe it? The staff of AISD is back and starting up for the new school year today. After such a long and amazing vacation, I am ready to settle in for the upcoming year. We will have a whole new SpEd unit at our school (LifeSkills) as well as two new teachers who is replacing my boss from last year and at least one additional paraprofessional (like me)….woah, huge curve at the beginning of the year is coming.

Sunday, August 12, 2018

I have still been getting some wonderful pressed leaves from a fellow member of my church. I take them and make cards for the church's bazaar. I love that sometimes she presses some spring time leaves or leaves with some different color in them

Saturday, August 11, 2018

So I am sure as you all know, in additional to all the lace I am always looking for when traveling in Turkiye, I do also keep my eyes open for other crafting materials and of course, especially stamps. Believe it or not I was tickled on this trip to find some actual stamps. Not stamps imported from the USA, I will have to check where these stamps came from, they were not make locally in Tukiye, so I am guessing they were made somewhere in Europe. At any rate, it was fun to find stamps that I can't ever see in the USA.

There was quite a stack of them in several of the larger art stores in Kadikoy, Istanbul; (Lol, I guess by several I can recall three). I only bought ones I thought I would use or perhaps give out as prizes during the Februrary Celebration!!

Here's some photos of some of them:

Next, weekend, I will post again with some additional photos of more of them. Then I will share photos of some of the embellishments and other crafty items I found.

Friday, August 10, 2018

Here's a darling Shaker Card that I got in a kit from SEI. I took several kits with me to Istanbul, but needless to say I never got around to doing them. I did manage to get a 1000 piece puzzle completed during the first week and then started another one, but never had time to complete the second one.

SEI has some wonderful card kits that have all the materials included except basic materials like glue, adhesives, scissors,...; They turn out such cute cards as this one. I thought Home was a great theme for this week.

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Here's an adorable image from CC Designs. I just love this cute stamp and fun sentiment to go with it. I am on my last couple of days off now and preparing for the upcoming school year. Here it comes!! lets hope the new teachers we get to work with the SPED kids will just love them as much as our current staff does.

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Here's an awesome image from Marie Medel Illustrations. This cute image can be found in a wonderful set of stamps (or is sold separate). With the school year starting, I have added a school theme sentiment, "be positive, patient, and persistent." I thought that was some great advice for both the teachers and the students.

Next week just the staff is in session and the following week our students will be starting. On this cute card I am using some awesome lace from Istanbul and fun silver paper from Paper Temptress.

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Here's a sweet image from Lizzy Love, I just adore her beautiful girl stamps. This sweet image says Catch a falling star, which is just perfect for now, the start time for the school year. I totally miss my friends at work and of course, the kids. I look forward to getting going again.

Hope you all are finishing up your summers and having a great time. Check out the current contest on the Oddball Art Stamp Challenge blog.

Monday, August 6, 2018

I can remember all the complaining that happened about the extreme winter we had this year. Are you missing that yet? Well, not quite for me, but this summer has been record setting that's for sure. I don't know if I can recall another year that it's been this hot.

Hope you have a great August and the kiddos are getting ready for school. As staff at the school, we are required to report for duty next week.

Sunday, August 5, 2018

I showed you some cards I made yesterday using a card kit from Anna Griffin, here's the other two cards in the set. These were really simple easy to assemble cards that were perfect for when I was dealing with my elbow injury! They are quick and elegant for handing out when you need a last second project done.

Saturday, August 4, 2018

Here's some wonderful cards I made using a card kit from Anna Griffin. These were really simple easy to assemble cards that were perfect for when I was dealing with my elbow injury. The four cards in this set are all Good Luck theme. I got mine at Tuesday Morning, but if you are interested in seeing the set, you can see it here at Amazon.

Friday, August 3, 2018

Here's a wonderful image from artist Rick St Dennis called 1935 Hat. Check out his amazing stamps at his website, HERE The new contest has started up at Your Scrapbook Place Challenge blog and you could win a great prize from Rick St Dennis for sharing your cards with us! Please drop by and check out all our Rick St. Dennis creations and then share your newest creations with us all month.

I can't wait to see all your card sharing on our blog and if you don't have a blog to share them on, it's no problem, you can email me your cards (htondre@aol.com) or we can post them on your facebook site or other location so you can play along!

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Should be arriving today and I will be so happy to be home safely with John. LONG LONG flight, but good to go home and sleep in my own bed for a change. Missed the hubby so that was the best part of coming home. Already miss my dear friends and I can't believe vacation is over.

Just a couple days (make that 11 and I will be back at work for another school year! woah!!)

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Here's an adorable stamp set from Unity Stamps. You all know I made this card for my Hubby. It's just a few days now before I will be home, so he is running on my mind a lot now. Miss him so and looking forward to seeing him even though I am totally in LOVE with Turkiye and wish I had more time to stay.

Alas, work at the school calls and my DH needs me at home, so summer is ending for me. Hope you are all having a wonderful day!

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Here's some more of the adorable little calendars that I made for fellow workers and church members. The top hedge hog stamp I got at a local store called Paper Place. The center angel is from TAC. the bottom little girl is from Your Next Stamp and the one that cracks me up of course says, "Crafting each day keeps the crazy away" it is from Taylored Expressions Grumplings.

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Happy Birthday Sandra Caldwell!! As many of you know, on of my very favorite stamp artists is Sandra Caldwell, who drew this stamp here! I made this cute card to send her bear hugs all the way from the other side of the world and wish her a very happy birthday today!

Friday, July 27, 2018

Here's a quick and simple CAS card that I did with some wonderful Jolee's. I can't believe we are almost to August and it's time to go back to Texas. As hot as it is here in Istanbul, it's WAY hotter in Texas. When I get home, I have just 10 days before school gets started.

That being said, I do miss the DH and my own bed lol. Texas, here I come!

Thursday, July 26, 2018

LOL, is it winter yet? I have this adorable Grumplings set from Taylored Expressions in Summer theme. I am some days wondering about winter, but when I say winter, I mean TEXAS winter. Not winter. Texas winter that we normally get, which is in the 50s or so. I can live with that for a little while. Now last year, it was just absurdly cold for us (and I think most of you as well). So, I am pretty much kidding when I ask for winter, because I know how brutal that can be. I literally ordered myself a coat from CANADA. bwahahaha!!!

Hope you are all enjoying the summer heat for now. I am sure before we know it we will be wishing for summer again. Take Care and have a wonderful summery day!

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Here's an awesome image from one of my favorite online stores, The East Wind. This character is called Lucy Loo. I love her and have quite a number of her wonderful stamps. I like how she is popping out of the mirror on this image (and that awesome skull)

I am using some great Turkish Lace on this card. I bet I am also still looking at all the wonderful lace stores all over Istanbul!

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Hello Sunshine! Isn't that the truth! It's summer and the sun is blaring. It's been super hot and I made this adorable image into an all yellow theme card using this cute image from Time for Tea Designs. I love their cute girls and lovely animal stamps.

Monday, July 23, 2018

Here's a card I made using a rubber stamp from Starving Artistamps. They have some great quirky and fun images, which you know I love. This quick and cute card was a fun make. I hope it gives you a little smile today. For me it quickly times to the Karakoy (neighborhood in Istanbul) which is a huge fish market in Istanbul. Make me think of a worker there.

Saturday, July 21, 2018

I bought this fun kit from a local store to make this beautiful cards. Here's two of the ones in the set. This kit is from Anna Griffin. They turn out beautiful, they are quick and simple to make and it's easy to add a little extra embellishment (such as cute little buttons!

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Child of God, wife of John, sister, aunt, Paraprofessional , Electrical Engineer, LabVIEW Programmer, and most of all lover of Crafts!
I am a Rubber Stamper, Scrapbooker, Cardmaker, and jewelry designer.